Narendra Modi wishes Manmohan Singh on his 85th birthday
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday wished his predecessor Manmohan Singh on his birthday praying for his long life.
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday wished his predecessor Manmohan Singh on his birthday praying for his long life.
"Warm birthday wishes to our former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. May he lead a long life filled with good health," Modi said in a tweet.
Warm birthday wishes to our former Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh. May he lead a long life filled with good health.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 26, 2017
Singh, who turned 85 on Tuesday, was the Prime Minister between 2004 and 2014 during the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) regime.
Manmohan Singh and Narendra Modi. PTI
His political career began in 1991 when he was appointed as the country's finance minister under late Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao.
It was the same year during which he helped usher in "liberalisation and privatisation" to the Indian economy.
Singh was born in Gah in undivided Punjab on this day in 1932.
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